Sunday, October 20, 2013

Chili in the Mountains

Our favorite fall tradition: Chili in the mountains. We invited some friends to join us this year and it was a great time! It was actually quite warm when we got up there but once the sun went down it was perfect for a fire. The kids were in heaven and I was reminded that we need to go exploring more often.
My kids (and probably all kids) could throw rocks in the river for hours...and in fact did!
I help the littles make a nest since there were a million pine needles. They found special things to put inside of it. So cute!
Went on an adventure and of course they wanted to climb the most dangerous part.
These 3 ran up the hill!
Allie was finding rocks and stuffing her pockets full...she's my little packrat!
Clay telling the kids about fire. He has a way of captivating any age audience. They were totally into it.
Trying our first Woof-ums! Delish!
The ladies: Me, Lisa, Serena, Kim, Vickie and little Devry
 Katelyn found a "sweeper" (a fan of pine needles) and is obsessed with it!

Disney on Ice

I wanted to take the girls to Disney on Ice last year but couldn't possibly swallow the price! It's outrageous. But this year I found a great deal on Craigslist and I couldn't resist. They had a blast and were so into it! It was completely worth it!
Had to get a picture of them watching it. They were intense!
Under the Sea
Rapunzel
Beauty and the Beast
Finale
Awesome night with my girls = Priceless
{It ended at 9:00 and we didn't get home until around 10:00. They were so tired. When we got home they were crying about their legs hurting and everything else you can think of...}

General Conference

We went to Utah for General Conference this fall. We love Park City in the Fall and haven't been for several years. It was a quick trip but so very worth it! And considering it snowed there the day we got there, the weather was gorgeous the rest of the time! Thanks for a fabulous visit!
The kids enjoying Conference :) They were really good!!
Our girl craft! My momma is the best!
 Katelyn and Nan
Scarecrow walk down the street from their house. This Rapunzel was their favorite!

Ski Crash Scarecrow
Minons and Gru
Argh Matey! I love my dad in this picture! I think it's my favorite of him ever!
Sweet snuggle time
Dan and Dallin
Magical Meal Debbi!
The kiddos...Dan was quite funny...wish we had those pictures! :)
Dan and Allie
Katelyn and Lisa
Pa and Allie
Doug and his 4 stack cream Oreo
Muddy mountain hike. SO pretty! The girls were very concerned about it being muddy.

Stopped at Zuppa's on our way home. First time and the chocolate strawberries were a hit!
It was a great visit with everyone. Wish it could happen more often!

September Endings

How we ended September...
Free Yogurt
Nature Walk Bracelets. Allie loves nature walks...probably on her top 5 of things to do.
Katelyn being a tree
Allie took pictures of what we picked from the garden one day.
Opened the door one day and had 4 wrapped gifts on my porch. Opened them up to find this. Such a sweet surprise and I have no idea who to thank. :)
Fun with dad

Joyschool: D

My first time teaching Katelyn and her little friends we learned the letter D.
Dogs, Dinosaurs, Drums, play-Doh, Donut game
 I froze dinosaurs in ice cubes and they had to get them out. It was so much fun!
Scary and sad dinosaurs!
Making play-Doh creations